Question

A rental car company charges $38.38 per day to rent a car and $0.14 for every mile driven. Camden wants to rent a car, knowing that: He plans to drive 350 miles. He has at most $270 to spend. Which inequality can be used to determine xx, the maximum number of days Camden can afford to rent for while staying within his budget?

Answer 1

5.75 days

Explanation:

Given data

let the number of days be x and the number and the number of miles be y

so that the cost of the rental will be

c= 38.38x+ 0.14y---------1

we are told that the amount at hand is $270

hence

270=38.38x+ 0.14*(350)

solve for x

270= 38.38x+49

270-49= 38.38x

221= 38.38x

divide both sides by 38.38

x= 221/38.38

x= 5.75 days

Hence the number of days is 5.75 days